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pc will not power up

my nephew bought alll new parts to build a new pc : ASUS m2n68 motherboard ,AMD phenomx4 9450e cpu , 2gigs ram , ultra x cpu cooler it was a complete barebones . Now the motherboard lights up cpufan kicks in then stops tried in a different case to see if maybe was the switch no luck please help

Does it complete the POST?

Do you hear it beep? Do you get a monitor display at all? If not, make sure your CPU is properly inserted and secured. Make sure the memory is in the lowest-numbered slot (0 or 1, depending on the mainboard mfr).

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I certainly hope you've not been plugging and unplugging connectors while power is applied.

Which 4-pin connector are you referring to? Your system should have at least two: the ATX12 connector (the one with black and yellow wires coming from the power supply), and, from the looks of things, the connector from the CPU fan. Both of these will need to be connected properly for the system to work.

In fact, if the black and yellow cable is not connected to the motherboard, the system will not boot.

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